Bag-holder



(No Model.)

T. W. HARRISON.-

BAG HOLDER.,

No. 396,561. Patented Jan. 22, 1889.

WITNESSES, AWEWZ'OZ UNITED STATES FFICEo THOMAS 1V. HARRISON, OFEMMETSBURG, IOlVA.

BAG-HOLDER.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 396,561, dated January22, 1889.

Application filed May 18, 1887. Serial No. 238,711. (No model.)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, THOMAS \Y. HARRISON, a citizen of the United States,residing at Emmetsburg, in the county of Palo Alto and State of Iowa,have invented certain new and useful Improvements in Bag-Holders; and Ido declare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description ofthe invention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itap pertains to make and use the same, reference being had to theaccompanying drawings, and to the letters and figures of referencemarked thereon, which form a part of this specificatiOn.

This invention relates to bag-holders, and has for its object theprovision of a metallic frame that can be readily opened and closed andwhich will re-enforce and stiffen the mouth of the sack and hold it openwhile filling or removing the contents from the sack.

The holder is constructed to fold and form a handle, and when unfoldedit forms a bracket which is fitted in suitable supports and holds thesack in an elevated position.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a perspective view of a holder embodyingmyinvention, showing its application; Fig. 2, a horizontal section on theline a: o; of Fig. 3; Fig. 3, a front view of the frame; Fig. 4, asection on the line 4 4 of Fig. 1, on an enlarged scale; and Fig. 5 amodified form of bracket orsupport.

The frame is composed of a series of sections, A, B, G, D, E, and F,which are hinged together. The side sections, A and B, are longer than,the end sections, 0 D and E F. The parts are hinged together bybutt-hinge jointsi. e., the end of onescction is recessed and receives acorrespondin tenon on the end of the adjacent section, the two sectionsbeing united by a rivet or bolt passing transversely through the saidjointed ends. The hingejoints are wider than the thickness of thesections and project beyond the sides of the said sections toaccommodate the material of the sack and the rubber or other packingwhich the frame and is adapted to pass through an opening, Z), in theopposite side of the frame. The head a of this bolt 0 is oblong and theopening I) is of corresponding shape, and when the head a is passedthrough the opening 7) and partially turned, so as to set crosswise ofthe opening, as shown in Figs. 2 and 3, the frame is locked. To preventthe bolt turning back accidentally, the spring 21 is provided,- whichbears against the side of the head a thereof. The inner end of the boltis held to the frame by a pin, 20, which extends into a groove, 28, inthe said bolt. This groove 28 extends about one-quarter way around thebolt, so as to limit its rotarymovement. Thus when the frame is lockedthe pin 20, engaging with the end of the groove 28, will limit themovement of the bolt in one direction and the spring 91 will prevent anymotion of the bolt in an opposite direction. There may be as many ofthese locking devices as desired, and one or more maybe provided forcorresponding sections of the frame, as may be found necessary. Thus iftwo locking devices are provided they will be located near the ends ofthe side sections, as indicated by h 7; and g Z, and if more be providedfor instance, fourthey will be disposed as indicated by the let-- ters ij and f m in addition. to the letters 7c and 9 Z.

The holder 0 is bail-shaped and is hinged at its ends to a side sectionof the frame, preferably to the lugs c and d, secured to the said sidesection. The hinge-connection is made after the fashion of a rule-joint,so that when the holder is supported in a horizontal position the framewill be supported in a like position, and by opening the frame, as shownin Fig. 1, the mouthof the sack will be held open or distended tofacilitate the filling of the sack or the removal. of its contents.

The brackets or supports shown in Figs. at and 5 are each composed ofthe head a anda shank, which may be a threaded stem, V, or a clamp, K.The bracket shown in Fig. 5 is to be clamped to a standard or rod by theset" screw Z and further held thereon by the set screw Y. The bracketshown in Fig. 4is held in position by being screwed into a partition orwall. The heads of the brackets are recessed or provided with deepdepressions V in their upper sides, which receive the holder 0 andsupport it and the frame. The holder is oblong in cross-section, andwhen fitted in the depression V of the bracket is held in a horizontalposition, as shown most clearly in Fig. at.

The bag or sack M is secured to the frame by rivets, which are locatedmidway between the top and bottom edges of the frame, as shown mostclearly in Figs. 1 and 2, and strips N, of rubber or like material, aresecured on the opposing sides of the frame to makea water-tight jointwhen the frame is closed.

The end joints, l." and Q, have their widest portions projecting inwardto obtain a space between the opposing sides of the sections, while theintermediate joints, 3, .9 and 5*, project outward, so as not. to offerany olastruetion tothe inner sides of the sections, which have theirinner sides straight and smooth, when the frame is closed, as shown mostclearly in Fig. 2.

Having thus described my inventicm, what I claim, and desire to seeu reby Letters Patent, is

1. The herein shown and described frame for a bag or sack, composed oftwo side sections, A and B,thc folding end sections, (1 and D, unitingthe side sections at one end, and

the folding end sections, E and F, uniting the side sections at theirother end, substantially as set forth.

2. The herein shown and described frame for a bag or sack, composed ofthe side sections, A and B, and their folding end sections, C D and E F,the joints P and Q of the end sections projecting inward, and the joints.9, s, 8 and s between the end and the side sections projecting outward,substantially as and for the purpose described.

3. The combination, with the frame composed of a series of sectionshinged together, one section having an oblong opening, of the rotatablelock-bolt having an oblong head and secured to acorresponding oppositesection of the frame and adapted to have its head thrust through and setcrosswise of the said opening, and the spring for engaging with the saidhead, substantially as and for the purpose described.

4:. The combination, with the frame composed of anumberof sectionshingedtogether, one section having an oblong opening, of the lock-bolt havingan oblong head and a groove, 28, the pin 20, for securing the lock-boltto a section. of the frame and permitting a partial rotary movement ofthe said bolt, andthe spring 2.], to prevent the back movement of thesaid bolt, substantially as and for the purpose described.

5. The combination, with the frame, of the holder secured to the side ofthe frame by rule hinge-joints and adapted to hold the frame in ahorizontal position and to fold upward, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

0'. The combination, with the frame and the holder or bail C, angular incross-section, of the bracket-support having its head provided with thedepression r, which corresponds to the holder in cross-section,suljistantially as and for the purpose described.

7. A combined frame and holder for sacks, composed of a series ofsections hinged together, one of the sections having lugs d and e, andthe holder hinged by a rule-joint to the said lugs, substantially as andfor the purpose described.

8. The combination, with the frame composed of a series of sectionshinged together, the hinge-joints projecting beyond theopposing sides ofthe sections, of the bag secured to the frame and the packing-stripssecured to the opposing sides of the frame, substantially as and for thepurpose described.

In testimony whereof I my signature in presence of two witnesses.

THOMAS V. HARRISON.

\Vitnesses:

J. R. PUMPHREY, J NO. JENswoLD, Jr.

